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Mittwoch, 28. Dezember 2016

Dear
friends,

I'm
going to try writing a post while Miss Moneypenny is turning the
living room topsy-turvy, thoroughly annoying Max and getting best
mates with Kolumbus.

It's
been a while since my last post about crochet which doesn't mean I've
not been doing any crochet since. Far from it!

I
cannot explain why but I'm obsessed with Christmas Baubles – I've
already got 39 (aren't they lovely?) and maybe I should concentrate
on another project…

No
harm done though. I've got plans for these baubles! BTW I've got a
lot of plans for 2017 but I'll tell you about these another time.

STOP! I did make this scarf in between but I definitely need to make
another one before I can explain how I've made it, cause I didn't
write anything down (shouldn't I know better by now!?). Nonetheless
I'm very pleased with those popcorn rhombuses!

I'll
keep in touch!

Résumé:
shooed Moneypenny off the table: 7 times; picked her out of the
orchid: 4 times; plucked her out of the bookshelf: 3 times; saved her
from the spider plants: 5 times. Max retreated into the hall,
Kolumbus pretends he's asleep and Miss Moneypenny is nowhere near
getting tired…

Montag, 19. Dezember 2016

Dear
friends,

as
the sizes of hot-water bottles differ I find it hard to explain
exactly how I've made the covers. To make up for this I offer you the
pattern of the granny square I've used for making them.

I've
developed this granny at the same time as the MacLeod GrannySquare. I preferred the latter for the skirt though so this granny
was put aside for a while. And then there still was that tiresome
duty of finding a name...

Some
time ago I thought I'd make things easier if I started naming my own
creations after places I've been to and was charmed by. But then,
this granny didn't feel like Helmsdale nor Dufftown nor did it look
anything like Lothbeg nor Craigallachie...

So
I asked you. Winter
Thistle
nearly won the race (I do have a soft spot for Scotland), but would
only have been perfect when the granny were solely made out of
purplish and greenish shades. Thus I choose The
Four Winds.
This name will fit whether the granny square is made out of blueish,
pinkish, greenish or reddish shades or all mixed together. Thank you
Donna!

Dienstag, 6. Dezember 2016

Dear
friends,

last
Friday I stumbled upon a cute and glittery little deer in a shop and
it had that „You definitely have to take me home!“ look on it's
face (my husband just rolled his eyes and sighed meaningfully)...

As
chance would have it I stumbled upon this skein in the studio shortly
afterwards.

At
once I had a picture in my mind...

On
Saturday evening I couldn't stop myself any longer, but I had to pop
into the shop yesterday for some little extras to finish the wreath:
TA-DAH!

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English:My name is Marjan. I was born in Belgium in 1970. I moved to Germany in the early nineties for love's sake. Even though I got fairly disappointed some years later I never considered returning home as my children were born here in Germany. Fortunately I never did, since I never would have met my wonderful second husband. Read more here.